ZIPP Act

Zika Is Preventable Plan Act or the ZIPP Act

This bill authorizes funds made available under the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for Ebola response and preparedness to also be used for Zika virus response and preparedness.

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4561 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4561

To authorize the use of Ebola funds for Zika response and preparedness.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 2016

  Mr. Clawson of Florida (for himself, Mr. Murphy of Florida, and Ms. 
Ros-Lehtinen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the use of Ebola funds for Zika response and preparedness.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Zika Is Preventable Plan Act'' or 
the ``ZIPP Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO USE EBOLA FUNDS TO FIGHT ZIKA.

    In addition to the purposes otherwise provided for Ebola funds made 
available to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under title 
VII of division G of Public Law 113-235, such funds may also be used 
for Zika virus response and preparedness.
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